The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has confirmed that operations have begun at Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) – an enterprise that aims to oversee the purchase and sales of cobalt produced by artisanal miners. The state-run company was created a year ago to help control artisanal...
A company led by American-Senegalese singer Akon has signed a deal to help finance a copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a contract published by the mines ministry. The aforementioned document released by the ministry cites a US-registered firm...
TSX-V-listed Alphamin Resources has begun hot commissioning its Bisie tin mine in the rainforest of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Bisie is considered one of the world’s highest grade tin deposits, with an updated feasibility indicating that the mine could produce 152,300 tonnes of...
Glencore has announced that it will initiate a US$1 billion share buyback programme after its share price plummeted on the back of US regulators filing a subpoena against the mining giant. The first stage of the buyback scheme will be completed in early August ahead of...
Regulations to implement the Democratic Republic of Congo's new mining code have been signed into law with no changes, despite complaints from top mining firms operating in the country. DRC’s Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala’s advisor Patrick Mutombo Buzangu told Reuters that the regulations were signed into...
Day three of the Mining Indaba 2018 did not disappoint those in attendance at Africa’s biggest mining event. Here is a round-up of the penultimate day of the global mining community gathering in Cape Town. Legendary mining executive pleads for greater local beneficiation in DRC Members of the...